I thought it would be good not to hide the fact that you're taking a photograph, and have people react and come in close and also make a commentary on what's being photographed: 'This is a photo, this is my point of view.' William Klein More Quotes by William Klein More Quotes From William Klein Memories. That's the thing about photography. I look at the contact sheet, and it brings back everything: whether I was tired, whether I was full of beans. William Klein back look tired memories My father was like Willy Loman, you know: he never really made it - and he was from a family where there were people who had made it. William Klein you family father people Why did I take fashion photographs? I thought it was fun. And there was a lot of money. William Klein thought fashion money fun Fashion had no interest for me. I would take photographs in the studio. I would go back home, and my wife would say, 'What is the fashion like for this season?' And I would say, 'I have no idea.' William Klein me fashion wife home If I look back, I think most of the things I did - the films, the books, the collaborations with these magazines - were mostly by accident. William Klein back things look think I like the streets. I grew up in the streets. William Klein like up streets grew My way of living and working is that I'll do my thing. I went from one thing to another. That annoyed people. They didn't know how to categorize me. William Klein know me people way I saw New York differently after being in Paris for a few years. William Klein new being paris new-york Being an expatriate doesn't go down well in America. William Klein down being go america I always dreamt of becoming an artist in Paris. Thanks to the Army, it happened. William Klein thanks paris army artist I was 24 years old at the time. I had no real notion of what photography was about. I had no training. By accident, I put a negative in an enlarger, and you can do many things with that negative. William Klein you training time negative I grew up in New York, in a rough neighborhood where our biggest concern was not getting beat up. I was always far from the center of the Big Apple. William Klein beat new always new-york I like film. I'm old fashioned. William Klein old like film In fashion, you have assistants, flashes; you can make sets. There are people running around doing things for you. But I can take it or leave it. William Klein you fashion i-can people For my first book, 'New York,' I had one camera and two lenses. It was fotografia povera. William Klein camera new new-york book Fashion was more of a sideline for me. I did it for the money. William Klein more me fashion money I like dark humor. I think the world is very funny and tragic, and my photographs are basically dark Jewish humor. William Klein humor dark funny world I thought it would be a good idea to look at New York with this half-European, half-native eye and really do something to get back at this city that I thought really gave me a hard time when I grew up. William Klein city good me time
